Filing device



J. C. SEYL FILING DEVICE July 14, 1931.

Filed June 15, 1928 1 5..nli ll iulaialllli! I: 75111144111144 1tlllillllillllilllltll Patented July 14, 1931 UNITED STATES JOSEPH C.SEYL, EVANSTON ILLINOIS FILING DEVICE Application filed June 15, 1928.Serial No. 285,524. 7

The present invention relates generally to filing devices for documents.More particularly the invention relates to that'type of fil-' vide adevice of this type which comprisesbars which are adapted for use indrawers of different sizes or widths and an those having '90 achannelled bottom and which can be readily shaped so that integralportionsthereofwill form loops for pivotally holding the'partitions.

Other objects of the invention will appear from the detaileddescription.

The invention consists in the several novel features hereinafter setforth and more particularly defined by the claims :at the conclusionhereof.

In the drawingsz Fig. lis a perspective of a device embodying theinvention. Fig.

2 is a transverse section showing'the filing deviee'in a file drawer.Flg. 3 1s a detail .perspective on a larger scale of one-corner of apartition and a retaining loop therefor.

Fig. 4-is atransverse section of a modification showing the invention ina drawer with a channel for the retaining device for the usualfollower-block in the bottom thereof; F1g. 5'isa section taken on line'5-'"5 of Fig. 4.;

The invention is exemplified in a device comprising a pair oflongitudinal bars 8 and 9 which are of a length correspondi-ng to thelength of the drawer. These bars areformed of strips of flat metal, andare adapted to rest on the bottom 10 of the drawer -11. bars are held;in spaced relation by a pair of I end bars12-and 13. Thesebarsare preferably formed of'angular strips of metal, and arefixedly secured to thebar 8 by riveting, as

These at 14, or by welding. The bar 9 is preferably removably secured byloose pins 15 to the end bars 12 and 13, to permit the insertion of thepartitions as hereinafter set forth. The lon'gitudinalbars are providedto space and 5 pivotally retain the lowerends of partitions or plates 16for separating the space in the drawer into compartments or a series ofspaces for groups of papers. To provide for pivotally retaining thepartitions and limiting their pivotal movement Within the desired rangeto facilitate access to the papers in thecompartments, the longitudinalbars are bent upwardly to form vertically extending U-shaped loops 17.These loops extend transversely across the entire width of the bars 8and 9 respectively so that they may be formed by looping the metalstrips forming the bars at the points where'the partitions are to beretained. The innerends of the crowns of the loops 17 are'notched,asat'18. The partitions extend into these notches Which Y are of suchwidth as to permit the desired de gree of pivotal movement of thepartitions. In practice, it"is desirable that the partitions should benormally inclined backwardly and should 'be freeto swing forwardly tofacilitate access tothe papers in the compa'rtments. The edges l9fandfront edges 20 of each notch 18 form-stops between which the partition]may-swing, and by which its movement will be limited as desired.The-partitions 16 are preferably formed ofthin sheet-metal, and plates21 and 22 are fixedly secured by rivet' ing or welding to the lowercorners of each partition.' These plates are preferably of somewhatheavier metal than that used for the partitions 16 to' 'ireinforce' thecorners of: the partitions which are stressedin the movements thereof. H1 v r 7 Each ofthe corner platesis provided with an open-ended notch 23:to form therebelow an integral tongue 24. Each notch 23 is adapted toreceive-the crown portion ofa loop 17, so that the tongue 24 will beconfined under it and so that the partition will be held against upwardremoval from the loops when the filing'device is infa :drawer. Theportion of the plate inwardly offthe notch 23 extends into the notch 18of a loop 17 so that it will be confined between the front and rearedges of said notch 18 to limit the pivotal swing of the partition.

In assembling the device, the partitions are first interlocked with theloops of longitudinal bar 8 and then longitudinal bar 9 is placed intointerfitting connection with the opposite tongues 24 of the partitions,so that when the bar 9 is secured to the end bars 12 and 13 thelongitudinal bars will be held in properly spaced relation to pivotallyretain the partitions. The upper edges of notches 23 in the cornerplates of the partitions prevent the partitions from dropping downwardlybetween the longitudinal bars'before' the filing device has beeninserted in the drawer.

' In the modification shown in Figs. 4 and 5,

the longitudinal bars 8 and 9, of the same construction as those alreadydescribed, are confined in a channel or depressed portion 10 of thebottom of a drawer 11*, and a central plate 21 is riveted or welded tothe partition 16?. This plate is formed with notches 23 with subjacenttongues 24 at either side so that the partition will be pivotally heldin the loops of the longitudinal bars 8 and 9 and also held againstupward displacement. The front and rear edges of the notches in theloops serve to limit the movement of the partitions as described inconnection with the first form of the invention. Plate 21 is folded overbelow thelower margin of the partition 16 so that the tongues 24* willbe of double thickness and sufficiently rigid to prevent the plate frombeing bent.

The invention exemplifies a filing device for drawers in which thelongitudinal retaining bars are formed of sheet or plate metal, and inwhich the pivotal connections for the partitions are formed by integralloops on the bars and integral tongues on the partitions, so

that the devices may be produced at a low cost. In shipping, the barsand partitions are left separated for compact packing. The partitionsand bars can be readily connected by slipping them into interfittingrelation,'as described. The retaining-bars are adapted for use indrawers of different width and in drawers with or without a bottomchannel.

The invention is not to be understood as restricted to the detail setforth, since these may be modified within the scope of the appendedclaims, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

pivotallyretaining the partition comprising.

a pair of laterally spaced bars having upwardly extending loops thereon,and tongues rigid with the side margins of the partition and extendinglaterally into the loops.

2. In a filing device of the character described, the combination of aplurality of partitions for separating groups of papers, and means forpivotally retaining the partitions comprising a pair of laterally spacedbars having upwardly extending loops thereon, and tongues rigid with theside margins of the partitions and extending laterally into the loops,the loops having integral means to limit the pivotal movement of thepartitions.

3. In a filing device of the character described, the combination of aplurality of partitions for separating groups of papers, and means forpivotally retaining the partitions comprising a pair of laterally spacedbars.

having upwardly extendingloops thereon,

and plates rigid with the side margins of the to form loops, and tonguesrigid with the side margins of the partitions and extending into theloops.

5. In a'filing device of the character described, the combination of aplurality of partitions for separating groups of papers, and means forpivot-ally retaining the partitions comprising a pair of laterallyspaced bars having portions thereof bent upwardly.

to form loops, and tongues rigid with the side margins'of the partitionsand extending into the loops, said loops having integral means to limitthe pivotal movement ofthe parti-' tions. T

6. A filing device of the character described, comprising a pair of barshaving upwardly extending loops, separate partitions between. the barshaving laterally extending tongues at the sides thereof to enter theloops and connect pivotally thepartitions and the bars, and cross-barsat the ends of'the bars for holding said bars in spaced relation, one ofthe bars being removably connected to the cross-membersso that it may bemoved later-f ally to bring the loops thereof into interfittingpartitions. q

Afiling device of the character described embodying upstandingpartitions,

andretaining means for the partitions comprising longitudinallyextending bars having portions thereof bent upwardly to form retainingloops, the partitions having rigid outwardly extending tongues to enterthe loops'and connect pivotally the partitions and bars, the loopshaving notches in which the edges of the partitions are loosely confinedto limit the pivotal movement ofthe partitions.

8. A filing device of the character described embodying upstandingpartitions, and a pair of separate longitudinally extending bars havingportions thereof bent up- Wardly to form retaining loops, the partitionshaving outwardly extending tongues to enter the loops and connectpivotally the partitions and bars, the loops having notches in which theedges of the partitions are loosely confined to limit the pivotalmovement of the partitions.

9. A filing device of the character described embodying upstandingpartitions, and a pair of longitudinally extending bars spaced apartlaterally and having portions thereof bent upwardly to form retainingloops, the partitions having plates rigid therewith provided withoutwardly extending tongues to enter the loops and pivotally connect thepartitions and bars, the loops having notches at their inner edges inwhich the plates are loosely confined to limit pivotal movement of thepartitions.

Signed at Chicago, Illinois, this 9th day of JOSEPH C. SEYL.

'-; June, 1928.

